The season is now over for basketball, but many students were left wondering if head men’s basketball coach Andy Carrier is wrapping up his time here at Ottawa. Carrier expressed that he wants to remain at OU for years to come. “I have no plans to quit coaching anytime soon,” […]

Why do we hold professional athletes to such a high standard? There’s a point where, as fans and observers, we have to look at these issues on a bigger scale. Pro athletes get paid a lot of money to play a game that they just so happen to be very […]

Sometimes teammates have to defend each other Joe Reed said. Reed, head baseball coach saw his team leave their bench for a physical altercation Sunday. After words between opposing players, each team went on to the field. “It really wasn’t much of a fight,” Reed said. “It cleared up really […]

There’s no substitute for being outside, head baseball coach Joe Reed said. Softball and baseball have been forced to have a majority of practices inside due to weather constraints. “It has a huge impact,” head softball coach, Jay Kahnt said. “The weather has definitely put us behind from where we […]

Jay Kahnt says a lot of people take intramural sports serious. “We started with volleyball in the fall, which was really competitive,” Kahnt said. “But, everybody’s favorite is basketball.” Like years in the past, students are helping to organize intramural games. Senior Josh Sturm is helping to organize some of […]

Ezekial Rodriguez has a passion to help students. Rodriguez is an assistant football coach and one way that he is helping student athletes is through a new program for both freshmen and transfers. He’s created a new coaches panel to help student athletes on campus. “It’s through the Adawe Center,” […]

Physical activities courses at Ottawa University are a breadth area requirement for a reason. Physical education teachers want to emphasize the importance of being physically active in a time when about one-third of American adults are overweight, according to cdc.gov. Physical education instructor Annette Blecha knows what the effects OU’s […]

KiKi Smith wonders why she just didn’t call a time out. With 1.6 seconds left to go and her team down by one point, Smith found herself with the ball in her hands and on the wrong side of the court. “I’ve seen some crazy buzzer beaters on ESPN and […]

The New Orleans Saints brought the Super Bowl home after dealing with the embarrassment of paper bags and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina over their history. After capping off what many could consider a dream season, we get to listen to how this is the biggest championship for a city […]

At Ottawa University athletes tend to work harder during the off-season then during the regular season. Across the board the off-season traditions are the same for most of Ottawa university athletic teams. “As far as football goes we do what we have to do to be prepared.” Earl Moorning, Senior […]